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Occulus

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56. No, the news is that there is a Presidential Kill List at all.

Reply to NoMittens (Reply #4)

Tue May 29, 2012, 09:47 PM

May 2012

There shouldn't be a PKL. At all.

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Report: Obama Personally Oversees Al-Qaeda ‘Kill List’ [View all] Hissyspit May 2012 OP

I don't know, people. mahatmakanejeeves May 2012 #1

This story is viral today. n/t EFerrari May 2012 #2

This comment from William Daley in the article is very odd... KoKo May 2012 #3

“At what point are you just filling the bucket with numbers?” frylock May 2012 #16

Well, actually, in a drone attack, the driver, the car, dixiegrrrrl May 2012 #20

An war al-Alack may3rd May 2012 #49

Also made the list....... DeSwiss May 2012 #23

I wonder if Zuckerburg is on the kill list may3rd May 2012 #50

The facebook guy? Mark? boppers May 2012 #63

Well 'duh'! He IS the Commander in Chief (CIC)! NoMittens May 2012 #4

I've been assuming he approves the list Enrique May 2012 #7

It's hard to dismiss this as a RW Attack...this part from the Article: KoKo May 2012 #29

"A colleague" is not an identifiable person... Ohio Joe May 2012 #40

"shunned", "metastasizing", "lawyering", "ferocious".... boppers May 2012 #43

He's not the Don-in-Chief. rug May 2012 #52

No, the news is that there is a Presidential Kill List at all. Occulus May 2012 #56

Where there's a war, there's a list bhikkhu May 2012 #59

America is at war? When did Congress declare war? Neue Regel May 2012 #80

There's always been one, especially during war time. boppers May 2012 #65

there was nothing about a kill list on the Nobel Peace Prize nomination form n/t... IamK May 2012 #5

Well said. dixiegrrrrl May 2012 #19

K&R. nt OnyxCollie May 2012 #6

I don't like that there's a kill list to begin with Lawlbringer May 2012 #8

According to to an NPR newsbroadcast on this earlier today... Demoiselle May 2012 #34

That was mentioned on the radio. The idea of micro managing individuals may3rd May 2012 #47

...as opposed to turning a blind eye bhikkhu May 2012 #9

Don't ever trust a politician rusty fender May 2012 #10

I always consider the older alternative to drones in war bhikkhu May 2012 #11

Really? It's one or the other? Hissyspit May 2012 #14

No, its not one or the other bhikkhu May 2012 #51

dunno about that may3rd May 2012 #48

If you don't trust any of them, then what do you propose we do? treestar May 2012 #17

Congratulations on your dawning enlightenment! whatchamacallit May 2012 #18

Should we trust mollerjay May 2012 #27

You can ALWAYS count on Obama! Poll_Blind May 2012 #12

this is bad how? scheming daemons May 2012 #13

AND BREAKING NEWS Iliyah May 2012 #15

At least it's not Rmoney who oversees it... Amonester May 2012 #21

Silly point of view. rayofreason May 2012 #25

+1000000 FiveGoodMen May 2012 #35

Yeah because it matters to the dead who ordered them killed without trial. n/t EFerrari May 2012 #55

As many said in this thread, that list is nothing new... Amonester May 2012 #70

In your zeal to defend the indefensible, you are overlooking the facts. EFerrari May 2012 #73

Why isn't there anyone challenging the legality of this kill list? The Northerner May 2012 #22

Everyone's afraid. n/t DeSwiss May 2012 #24

Could find yourself on the list. n/t rayofreason May 2012 #26

Sick of the unfair attackeson Obama mollerjay May 2012 #28

How is it unfair? morningfog May 2012 #31

Hopefully Obama or his campaign will respond properly to this NYT article KoKo May 2012 #32

Got a problem with the ''Due Process'' clause in the Bill of Rights, have you? :-/ n/t DeSwiss May 2012 #33

Due process, in this case, means: boppers May 2012 #45

No it doesn't, that's bs. EFerrari May 2012 #54

If you're old enough to fire a weapon, you're old enough to be a target. boppers May 2012 #62

Comparing this to WWII U4ikLefty May 2012 #64

Lets see: boppers May 2012 #66

You really outdid yourself this time. Ash_F May 2012 #69

Exactly. boppers May 2012 #77

Name me the top ten strikes on the US, ranked by fatalities. boppers May 2012 #79

And you think you know that, why? EFerrari May 2012 #72

Well, people told you he was killed, why did you believe that? boppers May 2012 #78

and keeping in mind, congress did legally authorize military force against Al Qaeda bhikkhu May 2012 #57

I don't really see it as a war but a law enforcement issue Ash_F May 2012 #71

I do remember that argument bhikkhu May 2012 #75

Unbelievable! pmorlan1 May 2012 #68

I grew up with this. boppers May 2012 #76

You've been here four days. n/t EFerrari May 2012 #37

now go run tell mommy frylock May 2012 #42

He's dead, Jim. n/t EFerrari May 2012 #44

The only people who have standing are assassinated when they are found. morningfog May 2012 #30

Nope--the DOJ admitted that custody would pre-empt any lethal force..... msanthrope May 2012 #39

ACLU filed and abandoned one case last year. Filed another one in February: EFerrari May 2012 #36

Because those who have standing to do so are terrorists who do not participate in a msanthrope May 2012 #38

oppose it and your on it... Barack is like Tony Soprano n/t IamK May 2012 #41

This is news, how? boppers May 2012 #46

Wrong. EFerrari May 2012 #53

I probably shrugged upon hearing about Bush/Cheney doing it, too. boppers May 2012 #61

Good! tabasco May 2012 #58

They've been reined in. boppers May 2012 #67

It's not awfully top secret if the French are reporting it Rosa Luxemburg May 2012 #60

U.S. military trainers trickle back into Pakistan "Overseer in chief has boots on the ground may3rd May 2012 #74